Cone-Shaped Foil Grease Container for Hot, Odor-Free Disposal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for storing and disposing of hot cooking grease in kitchens lead to unpleasant odors, rancidity, spillage, and potential drain clogging, as they are not designed for safe and easy handling and disposal of hot grease.
Innovation Solution
A cone-shaped metal foil grease container with an open top and closed bottom, designed to fit inside a garbage disposal, featuring a foldable flap for secure closure and a cardboard sleeve for unfolding and carrying, ensuring upright positioning and leak-proof storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional containers (metal coffee cans, glass jars) are used for storing hot cooking grease, then grease can be collected, but the grease turns rancid over time producing unpleasant odors and is subject to spillage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disposable paper container that is used once and then discarded with the grease in the garbage disposal. This eliminates the problems of rancidity and odors associated with reusable containers like metal cans and glass jars, as the grease is immediately disposed of without being stored in reusable vessels that can leak or deteriorate.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to withstand high temperatures (up to 400°F) through its material composition and structural design. The paper container undergoes parameter changes in terms of heat resistance, allowing it to safely contain hot grease directly from cooking pans without deforming or breaking down, thereby preventing spillage.
2Ease of operation
If grease is poured down the kitchen drain, then disposal is convenient, but it causes drain clogging
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the grease from the drain disposal method by providing a container that captures grease separately. Instead of pouring grease directly down the drain where it causes clogging, the grease is collected in the paper container and then disposed of together with the container in the garbage disposal unit, effectively separating the grease disposal path from the drain system.
Solution Approach 2:
The paper container acts as an intermediary between the grease and the disposal system. It provides a medium that allows grease to be transported from the cooking area to the garbage disposal without contacting the drain pipes, thereby preventing clogging while maintaining ease of disposal through the existing garbage disposal infrastructure.
3Ease of operation
If a cone shaped container is designed to fit inside garbage disposal, then upright positioning is achieved, but manufacturing precision is required
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed as a segmented paper structure that can be easily formed into a cone shape. The segmentation allows for simple assembly and positioning within the garbage disposal unit, reducing the need for high manufacturing precision while still achieving proper upright positioning through the conical geometry that naturally fits the disposal opening.
Data Source
AI summary
A kitchen device in the form of a cone shaped metal foil grease container for receiving and disposing of hot cooking grease. The cone shaped grease container includes a back side, a front side, an open top, downwardly and inwardly sloping edges and a closed bottom. The closed bottom is dimensioned for receipt inside an open top of a garbage disposal for holding the container upright thereon. A portion of the top of the back side of the container includes an upwardly extending flap. The flap, when folded over, is secured to the front side of the container prior to disposing of the grease stored therein.